Morgan State Grad Re-Imagines Controversial H&M Ad In Viral Artwork

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore artist and Morgan State University graduate has re-envisioned a controversial H&M ad for kids, which featured a black child wearing a hoodie with the phrase, “coolest monkey in the jungle.”

“The term ‘monkey’ has been used to degrade people of color for a long time now. And I just think that it’s been used to make us feel unequal to other races. So I did feel some sort of way when I saw it,” Kyle Yearwood told WJZ.

H&M pulled the design after massive outrage and claims of racism. It even sparked protesters to trash several H&M stores in South Africa.